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- the present invention relates to acidic treatment fluids used in industrial and oil field operations, and more particularly, to acidic treatment fluids comprising gelling agents that comprise scleroglucan and/or diutan, and their use in industrial and oil field operations.
- treatment fluid refers to any fluid that may be used in a subterranean application in conjunction with a desired function and/or for a desired purpose.
- treatment fluid does not imply any particular action by the fluid or any component thereof.
- Acidizing and fracturing procedures using acidic treatment fluids are commonly carried out in subterranean well formations to accomplish a number of purposes including, but not limited to, to facilitate the recovery of desirable hydrocarbons from the formation.
- One commonly used aqueous acidic treatment fluid comprises hydrochloric acid.
- Other commonly used acids for acidic treatment fluids include: hydrofluoric acid, acetic acid, formic acid, citric acid, ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (“EDTA”), glycolic acid, sulfamic acid, and derivatives or combinations thereof.
- Acidic treatment fluids are used in various subterranean operations.
- formation acidizing or “acidizing” is a well known method for increasing the flow of desirable hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation.
- an aqueous acidic treatment fluid is introduced into a subterranean formation via a well bore therein under pressure so that the acidic treatment fluid flows into the pore spaces of the formation and reacts with the acid-soluble materials therein.
- the pore spaces of that portion of the formation are enlarged, and consequently, the permeability of the formation should increase.
- the flow of hydrocarbons from the formation is therefore increased because of the increase in formation conductivity caused, inter alia, by dissolution of the formation material.
- Acidic treatment fluids also may be used to clean out well bores to facilitate the flow of desirable hydrocarbons.
- Other acidic treatment fluids may be used in diversion processes, and well bore clean-out processes. A specific example is filter cake removal.
- a suitable gelling agent may be included in the treatment fluid (often referred to as “gelling” the fluid).
- Gelling an aqueous acidic treatment fluid may be useful to prevent the acid from becoming prematurely spent and inactive. Additionally, gelling an aqueous acidic treatment fluid may enable the development of wider fractures so that live acid may be forced further into the formation from the well bore. Gelling the acidic treatment fluid may delay the interaction of the acid with an acid soluble component in the well bore or the formation. Moreover, gelling an aqueous acidic treatment fluid may permit better fluid loss control of the fluid.
- Acidic treatment fluids used in subterranean operations are predominantly water-based fluids that comprise gelling agents that may increase their viscosities, inter alia, to provide viscosity to control the rate of spending of the acid.
- gelling agents are usually biopolymers or synthetic polymers that, when hydrated and at a sufficient concentration, are capable of forming a more viscous fluid.
- Common gelling agents include polysaccharides (such as xanthan), synthetic polymers (such as polyacrylamide), and surfactant gel systems.
- Acidic treatment fluids comprising xanthan generally have sufficient viscosity for lower temperature operations. At elevated temperatures (e.g., those above about 120° F.
- xanthan may not be a suitable gelling agent for acidic treatment fluids when those fluids are used in well bores that comprise elevated temperatures.
- Other gelling agents such as synthetic gelling agents (e.g., polyacrylamides) have been used, but they are often difficult to disperse and usually require considerable mixing or agitation to develop full viscosity.
- most conventional gelling agents including guar and some synthetic polymers, may form acid insoluble residues.
- surfactant gel systems can be expensive, and are often sensitive to impurities. Also, surfactant gel systems often require hydrocarbon breakers.
- the present invention relates to acidic treatment fluids used in industrial and oil field operations, and more particularly, to acidic treatment fluids comprising gelling agents that comprise scleroglucan and/or diutan, and their use in industrial and oil field operations.
- the present invention provides a subterranean well treatment system comprising an acidic treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous base fluid, an acid, and a gelling agent that comprising scleroglucan and/or diutan.
- the present invention provides an acidic treatment fluid comprising a gelling agent that comprises scleroglucan and/or diutan.
- FIG. 1 illustrates viscosity data from an experiment involving an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the viscosity data from an experiment involving an embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention relates to acidic treatment fluids used in industrial and oil field operations, and more particularly, to acidic treatment fluids comprising gelling agents that comprise scleroglucan and/or diutan, and their use in industrial and oil field operations.
- Such operations may involve the removal of scale, fracture acidizing, matrix acidizing, diversion, filter cake removal, or pill removal.
- the present invention provides fluids and methods that are especially suitable for use in well bores comprising a borehole temperature (“BHT”) of up to about 500° F.
- BHT borehole temperature
- a preferred temperature range is a treating temperature below about 250° F.
- BHT borehole temperature
- the ability of the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention to maintain a degree of viscosity at such elevated temperatures may be affected by the time a particular fluid is exposed to such temperatures. For example, in some fracture acidizing applications, there may be a considerable fracture cool-down, which may enable utilization of an acidic treatment fluid of the present invention at BHT above the temperature limit at which the fluid demonstrates viscosity.
- One of the many advantages of the gelling agents of the present invention is that they typically do not leave undesirable residues in the formation once the fluid has been broken.
- the gelling agents are environmentally acceptable in some sensitive environments (such as the North Sea). Additionally, the gelling agents of the present invention may present a cost savings over some conventional gelling agents (like many surfactant-based gelling agents) for acidic treatment fluid applications.
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention may be useful in a wide variety of subterranean treatment operations in which acidic treatment fluids may be suitable.
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention generally comprise an aqueous base fluid, an acid, and a gelling agent of the present invention that comprises scleroglucan and/or diutan. When used in diversion applications, the treatment fluid may or may not comprise an acid. One of ordinary skill in the art with the benefit of this disclosure will be able to determine whether an acid is appropriate. Generally speaking, the fluids of the present invention have a pH of less than about 4. In preferred embodiments comprising hydrochloric acid, the treatment fluids may have a pH of about 1 or less. In embodiments comprising an organic acid, the treatment fluids may have a pH of about 1 to about 4.
- the aqueous base fluids of the treatment fluids of the present invention generally comprise fresh water, salt water, or a brine (e.g., a saturated salt water).
- a brine e.g., a saturated salt water
- Other water sources may be used, including those comprising divalent or trivalent cations, e.g., magnesium, calcium, zinc, or iron.
- Monovalent brines are preferred and, where used, may be of any weight.
- Salts optionally may be added to the water source, inter alia, to produce a treatment fluid having a desired density or other characteristics.
- salts may be suitable.
- suitable salts include, inter alia, potassium chloride, sodium bromide, ammonium chloride, cesium formate, potassium formate, sodium formate, sodium nitrate, calcium bromide, zinc bromide, and sodium chloride.
- a preferred aqueous base fluid is a 5% ammonium chloride brine with hydrofluoric acid or an organic acid.
- an artisan of ordinary skill with the benefit of this disclosure will recognize the appropriate concentration of a particular salt to achieve a desired density given factors such as the environmental regulations that may pertain. Also, the composition of the water used also will dictate whether and what type of salt is appropriate.
- the amount of the base fluid in an acidic treatment fluid of the present invention will vary depending on the purpose of the fluid, the formation characteristics, and whether the fluid will be foamed.
- Suitable acids for inclusion in the treatment fluids of the present invention include any acid suitable for use in a subterranean application. Examples include hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, acetic acid, formic acid, citric acid, ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (“EDTA”), glycolic acid, sulfamic acid, and derivatives or a combination thereof. Hydrochloric acid, acetic acid, or formic acid may be preferred in certain applications.
- aqueous base fluid and acid should be chosen vis-à-vis the other so that the proper synergistic effect is achieved.
- the concentration and type of acid selected may be based upon the function of the acid (e.g., scale removal, fracture acidizing, matrix acidizing, removal of fluid loss filter cakes and pills, and the like) and the mineralogy of the formation. It is well known that certain concentrations of acids will form precipitates upon spending. See Gdanski, R. D.: “Kinetics of the Tertiary Reaction of HF on Alumino-Silicates”, SPE 31076 presented at the SPE Formation Damage Symposium, Lafayette, La., Feb. 14-15, 1996. Such tendency to form precipitates should be taken into consideration when choosing an acid.
- a precipitation control additive e.g., aluminum chloride
- the gelling agents of the present invention may comprise scleroglucan and/or diutan.
- the gelling agent may be present in an acidic treatment fluid of the present invention in an amount of from about 10 lb/Mgal to about 200 lb/Mgal.
- an acidic treatment fluid containing an organic acid may require less of a gelling agent of the present invention than an acidic treatment fluid containing hydrochloric acid.
- P OLYSACCHARIDES II P OLYSACCHARIDES FROM E UKARYOTES , by E. J. Vandamme (Editor), S. De Baets (Editor), Alexander Steinbüchel (Editor), ISBN: 3-527-30227-1; published by Wiley 2002, specifically Chapters 2 and 3, scleroglucan is a neutral fungal polysaccharide.
- Scleroglucan is a hydrophilic polymer, which is believed to have a tendency to thicken and stabilize water-based systems by conferring on them a relatively high viscosity, generally higher than that obtained in the case of xanthan, for example, at temperatures at or above about 200° F., for identical concentrations of active compounds. Scleroglucan also appears to be more resistant to pH and temperature changes than xanthan, and therefore, may impart more stable viscosity in such conditions. In certain aspects, the viscosity of a scleroglucan fluid may be virtually independent of pH between a pH of about 1 and about 12.5 up to a temperature limit of about 270° F.
- the main backbone polymer chain of scleroglucan comprises (1 ⁇ 3) ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl units with a single ⁇ -D-glucopyranosyl group attached to every third unit on the backbone.
- Scleroglucan is thought to be resistant to degradation, even at high temperatures such as those at or above about 200° F., even after, e.g., 500 days in seawater.
- Viscosity data show that dilute solutions (e.g., about 0.5%) may be shear thinning and stable to at least 250° F. Note that these solutions are not acidic. These viscosities illustrate, inter alia, scleroglucan's suitability for viscosifying fluids.
- the gelling agent of the present invention comprises scleroglucan
- an acidic treatment fluid that comprises hydrochloric acid a more preferred range may be from about 40 to about 120 lb/Mgal of scleroglucan.
- Diutan's structure has been elucidated as a hexasaccharide having a tetrasaccharide repeat unit in the backbone that comprises glucose and rhamnose units and di-rhamnose side chain. It is believed to have thickening, suspending, and stabilizing properties in aqueous solutions.
- Diutan is composed principally of carbohydrates, about 12% protein, and about 7% (calculated as O-acetyl) acyl groups, the carbohydrate portion containing about 19% glucuronic acid, and the neutral sugars rhamnose and glucose in the approximate molar ratio of about 2:1.
- diutan gum structure may be found in an article by Diltz et al., “Location of O-acetyl Groups in S-657 Using the Reductive-Cleavage Method,” C ARBOHYDRATE R ESEARCH , Vol. 331, p. 265-270 (2001), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Details of preparing diutan gum may be found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,175,278, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- a suitable source of diutan is “GEOVIS XT,” which is commercially available from Kelco Oil Field Group, Houston, Tex.
- the elastic moduli of some diutan solutions as compared to xanthan solutions are shown in Table 3.
- the gelling agent of the present invention comprises diutan
- an acidic treatment fluid that comprises about 15% hydrochloric acid a more preferred range may be from about 100 to about 200 lb/Mgal of diutan.
- the gelling agents may be at least partially crosslinked through a crosslinking reaction comprising a suitable crosslinking agent.
- suitable crosslinking agents include zirconium-based crosslinking agents, chrome-based crosslinking agents, and iron-based crosslinking agents.
- Crosslinking the gelling agent may be desirable where it is desirable to make a certain acidic treatment fluid more viscous.
- a suitable crosslinking agent examples include the pH range of the fluid, activity of the crosslinking agent, the desired viscosity of the treatment fluid, the temperature sensitivity of the crosslinking agent, and the sheer sensitivity of the fluid in the environment. It should be noted that suitable viscosities could be obtained for acidic treatment fluids that comprise gelling agents that comprise diutan without using crosslinkers.
- a crosslinking agent may be included in an amount of from about 0.01 lb/Mgal to about 15 lb/Mgal.
- Typical cross-linking agents are transitional metals and/or transition metal complexes such as iron, titanium, chromium and zirconium including reaction products of organic acids including polyfunctional acids including dicarboxylic acids, hydroxy-carboxylic acids, amine-carboxylic acids (including for example acetic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, lactic acid, aspartic acid, malic acid, mandelic acid, citric acid, and the like). Particularly useful are the hydroxy-carboxylic acids such as lactic, maleic and citric acids.
- Typical compounds include ferric chloride, titanium lactate, titanium malate, titanium citrate, zirconium lactate, zirconium oxychloride, zirconium hydroxychloride, zirconium citrate, zirconium complex of hydroxyethyl glycine, ammonium zirconium fluoride, zirconium 2-ethylhexanoate, zirconium acetate, zirconium neodecanoate, zirconium acetylacetonate, tetrakis(triethanolamine)zirconate, zirconium carbonate, ammonium zirconium carbonate, zirconyl ammonium carbonate, zirconium lactate, titanium acetylacetonate, titanium ethylacetoacetate, titanium citrate, titanium triethanolamine, ammonium titanium lactate, aluminum citrate, chromium citrate, chromium acetate, chromium propionate, chromium malonate,
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention also may comprise suitable: hydrate inhibitor, corrosion inhibitors, pH control additives, surfactants, breakers, fluid loss control additives, scale inhibitors, asphaltene inhibitors, paraffin inhibitors, salts, foamers, defoamers, emulsifiers, demulsifiers, iron control agents, solvents, mutual solvents, particulate diverters, gas phase, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, other biopolymers, synthetic polymers, friction reducers combinations thereof, or the like.
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention also may include other additives that may be suitable for a given application.
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention may be foamed.
- the acidic treatment fluids also comprise a gas, and a foaming agent. While various gases can be utilized for foaming the acidic treatment fluids of this invention, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof are preferred.
- the gas may be present in an acidic treatment fluid in an amount in the range of from about 5% to about 95% by volume of the treatment fluid, and more preferably in the range of from about 20% to about 80%.
- the amount of gas to incorporate into the fluid may be affected by factors including the viscosity of the fluid and wellhead pressures involved in a particular application.
- surfactants available from Halliburton Energy Services include: “19N,” “G-Sperse Dispersant,” “Morflo III®” surfactant, “Hyflo (R) IV M” surfactant, “Pen-88MTM” surfactant, “HC-2 Agent,” “Pen-88 HTTM” surfactant, “SEM-7TM” emulsifier, “Howco-SudsTM” foaming agent, “Howco SticksTM” surfactant, “A-SperseTM” Dispersing aid for acid additives, “SSO-21E” surfactant, and “SSO-21MWTM” surfactant.
- foaming agent is generally present in an acidic treatment fluid of the present invention in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight, more preferably in the amount of from about 0.2% to about 1.0% and most preferably about 0.6%.
- Suitable corrosion inhibitors include acetylenic alcohols, Mannich condensation products (such as those formed by reacting an aldehyde, a carbonyl containing compound and a nitrogen containing compound), unsaturated carbonyl compounds, unsaturated ether compounds, formamide, formic acid, formates, other sources of carbonyl, iodides, terpenes, and aromatic hydrocarbons, coffee, tobacco, gelatin, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde derivatives, acetylenic alcohols, fluorinated surfactants, quaternary derivatives of heterocyclic nitrogen bases, quaternary derivatives of halomethylated aromatic compounds, formamides, combinations of such compounds used in conjunction with iodine; quaternary ammonium compounds; and combinations thereof.
- Mannich condensation products such as those formed by reacting an aldehyde, a carbonyl containing compound and a nitrogen containing compound
- unsaturated carbonyl compounds unsaturated ether
- Suitable corrosion inhibitors and intensifiers are available from Halliburton Energy Services and include: “MSA-IITM” corrosion inhibitor, “MSA-III” corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-25 E+” environmentally friendly low temp corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-404TM” acid corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-50TM” Inhibitor, “HAI-60TM” Corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-62TM” acid corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-65TM” Corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-72E+TM” Corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-75TM” High temperature acid inhibitor, “HAI-81MTM” Acid corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-85TM” Acid corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-85MTM” Acid corrosion inhibitor, “HAI-202 Environmental Corrosion Inhibitor,” “HAI-OS” Corrosion Inhibitor, “HAI-GE” Corrosion Inhibitor, “FDP-S692-03” Corrosion inhibitor for organic acids, “FDP-S656AM-02” and “FDP-
- Suitable iron control agents are available from Halliburton Energy Services and include: “Fe-2TM” Iron sequestering agent, “FE-2ATM” Buffering agent, “FE-3TM” Iron control agent, “FE-3ATM” Iron control agent, “FE-4TM” Iron control agent, “FE-5TM” Iron control agent, “FE-5ATM” Iron control agent, “FERCHEK®” Ferric iron inhibitor, “FERCHEK®” A “Reducing agent, and “FERCHEK® SC” Iron control process or system.
- Other suitable iron control agents include those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,315,045, 6,525,011, 6,534,448, and 6,706,668.
- corrosion inhibitor activators examples include, but are not limited to, cuprous iodide; cuprous chloride; antimony compounds such as antimony oxides, antimony halides, antimony tartrate, antimony citrate, alkali metal salts of antimony tartrate and antimony citrate, alkali metal salts of pyroantimonate and antimony adducts of ethylene glycol; bismuth compounds such as bismuth oxides, bismuth halides, bismuth tartrate, bismuth citrate, alkali metal salts of bismuth tartrate and bismuth citrate; iodine; iodide compounds; formic acid; and mixtures of the foregoing activators such as a mixture of formic acid and potassium iodide.
- antimony compounds such as antimony oxides, antimony halides, antimony tartrate, antimony citrate, alkali metal salts of antimony tartrate and antimony citrate, alkali metal salts of pyroantimonate and antimony ad
- any corrosion inhibitor to include in an acidic treatment fluid of the present invention will depend on many factors, including but not limited to, the metallurgy the acid will contact, contact time, temperature, etc. Generally, the amount of a corrosion inhibitor to include will range from about 0.1% to about 3% by volume.
- Suitable pH control additives may comprise bases, chelating agents, acids, or combinations of chelating agents and acids or bases.
- a pH control additive may be necessary to maintain the pH of the treatment fluid at a desired level, e.g., to improve the dispersion of the gelling agent in the aqueous base fluid. In some instances, it may be beneficial to maintain the below 3.
- Suitable pH control additives are those additives that assist in maintaining the pH of an acidic treatment fluid very low, and may include glycolic acids, acetic acids, lactone derivatives, formic acid, carbonic acid, sulfamic acid, and the like.
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention may include surfactants, e.g., to improve the compatibility of the acidic treatment fluids with other fluids (like any formation fluids) that may be present in the well bore.
- surfactants include ethoxylated nonyl phenol phosphate esters, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, alkyl phosphonate surfactants, linear alcohols, nonylphenol compounds, alkyoxylated fatty acids, alkylphenol alkoxylates, ethoxylated amides, ethoxylated alkyl amines, amphoteric surfactants (such as betaines), and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable surfactants may be used in a liquid or powder form.
- the surfactants are generally present in an amount in the range of from about 0.01% to about 5.0% by volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
- the liquid surfactants are present in an amount in the range of from about 0.1% to about 2.0% by volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
- the surfactants may be present in an amount in the range of from about 0.001% to about 0.5% by weight of the acidic treatment fluid.
- suitable surfactants are non-emulsifiers commercially available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., of Duncan, Okla., under the tradenames “LOSURF-259TM” solid surfactant, “LOSURF-300TM” nonionic surfactant, “LOSURF-357TM” nonionic surfactant, and “LOSURF-400TM,” surfactant, “LOSURF-2000STM” solid surfactant, and “LOSURF-2000M” solid surfactant, “LOSURF-357” nonionic surfactant, “LOSURF-400” surfactant, “LOSURF-2000S” surfactant, “LOSURF-259” nonionic non-emulsifier, and “LOSURF-300” nonionic surfactant.
- a suitable surfactant is a non-emulsifier commercially available from Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., of Duncan, Okla., under the tradename “NEA-96MTM” Surfactant.
- Other examples of suitable surfactants that are commercially available from Halliburton Energy Services in Duncan, Okla. are trade named products “SGA-1,” “EFS-1,” “EFS-2,” “EFS-3,” and “EFS-4.”
- the acidic treatment fluids of the present invention also may comprise breakers capable of reducing the viscosity of the acidic treatment fluid at a desired time.
- suitable breakers for acidic treatment fluids of the present invention include, but are not limited to, sodium chlorite, hypochlorite, perborate, persulfates, peroxides, including organic peroxides.
- Other suitable breakers include suitable acids.
- Preferred examples of suitable breakers for acidic treatment fluids of the present invention that include a gelling agent that comprises diutan include peroxide breakers. Preferred examples include tert-butyl hydroperoxide and tert-amyl hydroperoxide.
- Sodium persulfate and sodium chlorite are not preferred breakers for acidic treatment fluids of the present invention that include a gelling agent that comprises diutan because optimal degradation generally may not occur within a desirable time period.
- a breaker may be included in an acidic treatment fluid of the present invention in an amount and form sufficient to achieve the desired viscosity reduction at a desired time.
- the breaker may be formulated to provide a delayed break, if desired.
- a suitable breaker may be encapsulated if desired. Suitable encapsulation methods are known to those skilled in the art. One suitable encapsulation method that may be used involves coating the chosen breakers with a material that will degrade when downhole so as to release the breaker when desired.
- Resins that may be suitable include, but are not limited to, polymeric materials that will degrade when downhole.
- the terms “degrade,” “degradation,” or “degradable” refer to both the two relatively extreme cases of hydrolytic degradation that the degradable material may undergo, i.e., heterogeneous (or bulk erosion) and homogeneous (or surface erosion), and any stage of degradation in between these two. This degradation can be a result of, inter alia, a chemical or thermal reaction or a reaction induced by radiation.
- Suitable examples of materials that can undergo such degradation include polysaccharides such as dextran or cellulose; chitins; chitosans; proteins; aliphatic polyesters; poly(lactides); poly(glycolides); poly( ⁇ -caprolactones); poly(hydroxybutyrates); poly(anhydrides); aliphatic polycarbonates; orthoesters, poly(orthoesters); poly(amino acids); poly(ethylene oxides); and polyphosphazenes.
- a breaker should be included in a composition of the present invention in an amount sufficient to facilitate the desired reduction in viscosity in a viscosifier treatment fluid.
- peroxide concentrations that may be used vary from about 0.1 to about 10 gallons of peroxide per 1000 gallons of the acidic treatment fluid.
- the acidic treatment fluid may contain an activator or a retarder, inter alia, to optimize the break rate provided by the breaker.
- Acidic treatment fluids comprising scleroglucan were prepared by making a 15% HCl fluid containing 83.5 lb/Mgal of scleroglucan in a Waring blender. The fluid was mixed (hydrated) for 30 minutes. Acidic treatment fluids comprising a diutan gelling agent and a xanthan gelling agent were prepared in a similar manner using 164.9 lb/Mgal and 83.5 lb/Mgal, respectively. A comparative xanthan fluid was prepared using the same process.
- FIG. 1 demonstrates that fluids comprising a gelling agent that comprises scleroglucan or diutan can maintain higher viscosities at higher temperatures than a fluid comprising a gelling agent that comprises xanthan.
- FIG. 2 demonstrates that a fluid comprising a gelling agent that comprises scleroglucan has a higher viscosity than a fluid that comprises a gelling agent that comprises xanthan.
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TABLE 1 |
Viscosities (cP) of 1% Scleroglucan, Measured at Various Temperatures |
(° C.) and Shear Rates (s−1), using a Brookfield PVS Rheometer |
Shear Rate | ||||||
(s−1) | 70° C. | 80° C. | 99° C. | 108° C. | 118° C. | 127° C. |
8.5 | 1500 | 1450 | 1480 | 1460 | 1330 | 1540 |
25 | 520 | 540 | 540 | 550 | 500 | — |
85 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 165 | — |
170 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 93 | 92 | — |
TABLE 2 |
Elastic Moduli G′ (Pa) Measured Using a |
Stress Rheometer at 25° C.; Measurements Made at 1 Hz in the |
Linear Viscoelastic Region. |
Xanthan | Scleroglucan | |||
1.0% | 38 | 35 | ||
0.5% | 9 | 13 | ||
TABLE 3 |
Elastic Moduli (G′) of Diutan and Xanthan Solutions |
Solution Composition | G′(Pa) | ||
0.5% Diutan in water | 15.0 | ||
0.5% Xanthan in water | 11.8 | ||
0.5% Diutan in 6% NaCl | 19.0 | ||
0.5% Xanthan in 6% NaCl | 12.8 | ||
0.75% Diutan in water | 33.0 | ||
0.75% Diutan in 20% KCl | 29.0 | ||
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